Already the economic costs of confrontation and technological decoupling are pushing business and political leaders to advocate a modus operandi of defusing the tension. Other areas of possible cooperation might drive a push for de-escalation. A majority of Americans and allied populations, especially in Europe, consider climate change a top […]
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What to Watch in South Asia Next Year
If you would like to receive South Asia Brief in your inbox every Thursday, please sign up here . Last week, we looked at the most surprising stories from South Asia in the past year. This week, we turn to 2022. Below, we’ve rounded up four key questions for the […]
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Albania Is a New Belt and Road Battleground
Washington has responded favorably by boosting investment and military ties. In early January, U.S. Special Operations Command Europe announced it was establishing a forward base in Albania on a rotational basis. This came just months after the country hosted the Defender Europe 21 military exercises, the largest operation in southeastern […]
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As Another City Locks Down, China Is on High Alert
If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: The city of Tianjin enters a partial lockdown amid a coronavirus outbreak, why Beijing sympathizes with Moscow in Kazakhstan, and China and India hold their 14th round of […]
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Can China Lock Down Again?
If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: A total lockdown in Xian starts to strain the population, anti-government protests erupt in neighboring Kazakhstan , and Beijing’s air quality meets nationwide standards for the first time. […]
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As the U.S. and Russia Talk Ukraine, Where’s Europe?
If you would like to receive Morning Brief in your inbox every weekday, please sign up here . Here is today’s Foreign Policy brief: U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken joins four-way talks on Ukraine , Turkey’s central bank makes its interest rate decision, and Biden considers redesignating the Houthis […]
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Online Warriors Are a Risky but Useful Tool for Beijing
Today, decades after the Cultural Revolution, a new type of popular army has risen in China. Driven by the same nationalism and propaganda, the cyber-Red Guards, with the same mix of grassroots inspiration and direction from the top, are defenders of China’s delicate feelings. Whether they’re targeting a foreign company, […]
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How Will China Respond to the Omicron Variant?
If you would like to receive China Brief in your inbox every Wednesday, please sign up here . The highlights this week: The rise of the omicron variant will likely prompt tighter restrictions throughout China, Hong Kong holds its first elections under the 2020 national security law, and Chinese tennis […]
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What 2021 Meant for the Fight Against Climate Change
Then, in November, the long-awaited United Nations Climate Change Conference (known as COP26) took place in Glasgow, Scotland. Although its president dubbed it the “ last, best hope ” to save the planet, its final pact dashed hopes: With no enforcement mechanisms, it failed to sketch a clear path to […]
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Is Biden’s Foreign Policy Grade A Material?
Is America back? U.S. President Joe Biden came into office vowing to reset the United States’ standing in the world and repair ties with its allies after its tumultuous Trump era. But his first year in office has been rocked by a series of foreign-policy crises—from Kabul to Kyiv—that have […]